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Hudson’s eyes locked with Logan, and the temperature in the room nearly turned sub–zero, not that any of the ladies felt it, but the staff, who were used to seeing those looks of ready–to–fight between CEOs because their wives wanted the same limited edition jewelry, recognized it.
One of them quickly went to Logan, knowing who he was and that he had been expected to join their designer and her friend, who seemed to be Hudson Amery’s ex–wife.
“Mr. Jenning, please follow me,” she said politely.
Logan sneered at Hudson before looking away and following the staff to the room where Cherise and Katherine had waited for him. He didn’t even bother to be polite in front of the Amerys. If he could, he would destroy them. But Cherise didn’t want to because of Agatha, and he respected her decision.
It took every ounce in his b*dy for Hudson not to bolt out from his seat and punch that bastard’s smirk off his face. He still remembered the way they whispered and laughed softly during the meeting and how possessive Logan was to Cherise, which didn’t bode well with him.
When Logan disappeared into the room, Polly, who seemed love–struck, whispered a question to no one in particular. “Oh my God, who is he?”
“Logan Jennings, the most successful CEO in Country C and the most eligible bachelor at that,” Dahlia answered. Even though she was not into business, she still kept an eye out for any upper–class bachelor for her daughter.
“He’s so handsome…” Polly sighed dreamily.
“Why is he here?” Dahlia’s brows knitted together.
“Jennings Group is the new partner of Angelworld Jewelry,” Hudson said without explaining anything further.
“What do you mean by that?” Dahlia asked in confusion. “Aren’t we Angelwolrd’s exclusive partner?”
Hudson was too lazy to explain to his mother, but he knew she wouldn’t let it go if he didn’t. She might even go to the company to ask around, which he didn’t want to happen. He didn’t want his mother anywhere near the Amery Group.
“We’ve terminated our contract, and Angelworld chose them as our replacement.”
“What?!” Dahlia asked with widened eyes, then she hissed out her next question. “Why did you allow that to happen? I know our contract with Angelworld was to still be at least in place for the next ten years or so.”
Hudson shrugged as if it didn’t matter. “They offered ten times the amount for breaching the contract. We still get more than we bargained for.”
If only they knew Cherise was the one who had been helping them and cherished her as she should, La Jewel would thrive forever and even have a familial connection with the Alster family.
It was too bad they didn’t know how to treat someone right, thought too highly of themselves, and didn’t know what a treasure they had.
Dahlia was mad at her son for shrugging off such an important matter. Now, she couldn’t brag about her connections with Angelworld Jewelry to her friends. And she knew that without Angelworld Jewelry, La Jewel might not be as thriving
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At last, her mother’s words sank into her mind, and she knew her mom was right, but she still couldn’t contain her rage at being looked down on by Cherise.
She whispered to Emely, who had managed to get her act of being understanding once more. “I can’t believe that bitch knew Katherine Sterling!”
“Maybe Katherine met her since she’s with someone rich now,” Emely said, still trying to put it into Polly’s mind that Cherise was a mistress now.
“Yes, you must be right!” Polly seemed to have a light–bulb moment. “She must have manipulated Katherine in some way. That bitch! Let’s see what I’ll do to her the next time I see her alone!”
Dahlia, furious that her son just kept quiet the whole time, not even trying to help them, quietly scolded him, “Hudson, you should have helped us. We are your family, but you just ignored everything that was happening in front of you.”
Hudson, who hated his mother, didn’t hold back to bite back. “It should teach you to remember how to behave in public. You are a disgrace to the Amery family.”
“How dare you say that to your mother!” Dahlia whisper–yelled at her son.
“You just called Katherine Sterling a slut so many times. Think about it,” he reminded, and that successfully shut Dahlia up.
She frowned and quickly devised a plan to apologize appropriately to Katherine. She couldn’t get on her bad side. She was THE Katherine Sterling, for God’s sake, and she wouldn’t want Katherine to shun her if they met in the future. It would not be good for her reputation.
Hudson, on the other hand, was lost in his own mind. From Katherine and Cherise’s interactions, it seemed like Cherise was Katherine’s boss instead of just her best friend. Was it because she was the personal assistant of the CEO of Angelworld Jewelry?
This piqued his interest: Julian Alster, Logan Jennings, and now Katherine Sterlings. How was she able to connect with all the big names? There must be something about her he didn’t know, and he intended to find out.
Just as he was still mulling over his thoughts, the elevator dinged again, and this time, a man wearing a dark blue suit stepped out from it. He looked gentle, yet a dangerous aura emanated from him the moment he saw the Amerys.
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Hudson’s eyes locked with Logan, and the temperature in the room nearly turned sub–zero, not that any of the ladies felt it, but the staff, who were used to seeing those looks of ready–to–fight between CEOs because their wives wanted the same limited edition jewelry, recognized it.
One of them quickly went to Logan, knowing who he was and that he had been expected to join their designer and her friend, who seemed to be Hudson Amery’s ex–wife.
“Mr. Jenning, please follow me,” she said politely.
Logan sneered at Hudson before looking away and following the staff to the room where Cherise and Katherine had waited for him. He didn’t even bother to be polite in front of the Amerys. If he could, he would destroy them. But Cherise didn’t want to because of Agatha, and he respected her decision.
It took every ounce in his b*dy for Hudson not to bolt out from his seat and punch that bastard’s smirk off his face. He still remembered the way they whispered and laughed softly during the meeting and how possessive Logan was to Cherise, which didn’t bode well with him.
When Logan disappeared into the room, Polly, who seemed love–struck, whispered a question to no one in particular. “Oh my God, who is he?”
“Logan Jennings, the most successful CEO in Country C and the most eligible bachelor at that,” Dahlia answered. Even though she was not into business, she still kept an eye out for any upper–class bachelor for her daughter.
“He’s so handsome…” Polly sighed dreamily.
“Why is he here?” Dahlia’s brows knitted together.
“Jennings Group is the new partner of Angelworld Jewelry,” Hudson said without explaining anything further.
“What do you mean by that?” Dahlia asked in confusion. “Aren’t we Angelwolrd’s exclusive partner?”
Hudson was too lazy to explain to his mother, but he knew she wouldn’t let it go if he didn’t. She might even go to the company to ask around, which he didn’t want to happen. He didn’t want his mother anywhere near the Amery Group.
“We’ve terminated our contract, and Angelworld chose them as our replacement.”
“What?!” Dahlia asked with widened eyes, then she hissed out her next question. “Why did you allow that to happen? I know our contract with Angelworld was to still be at least in place for the next ten years o or so.”
Hudson shrugged as if it didn’t matter. “They offered ten times the amount for breaching the contract. We still get more than we bargained for.”
If only they knew Cherise was the one who had been helping them and cherished her as she should, La Jewel would thrive forever and even have a familial connection with the Alster family.
It was too bad they didn’t know how to treat someone right, thought too highly of themselves, and didn’t know what at treasure they had.
Dahlia was mad at her son for shrugging off such an important matter. Now, she couldn’t brag about her connections with Angelworld Jewelry to her friends. And she knew that without Angelworld Jewelry, La Jewel might not be as thriving
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anymore. She hoped her son was good enough to get ‘Angel‘, who was even better than Katherine Sterling. If only she knew who ‘Angel‘ really was, she knew it was impossible to recruit her.
Before she could scold him some more, Polly wedged herself between them and latched onto her brother’s arm.
“Hudson, you know him, right?” she asked with expectant eyes, which made Hudson frown. “Please introduce me to him.”
“No,” he declined without hesitation. He knew what type of man Logan was–as ruthless as he was, he didn’t have the patience for a spoiled girl like his sister. “He’s not the right man for you.”
“You are no fun,” Polly whined, then turned to her mother. “Mom, Hudson doesn’t think I’m good enough for Logan Jennings.”
If Hudson were the type to roll his eyes, he would have done it now. His sister just put words in his mouth, but he just let her be. As long as it would prevent her from getting entangled with Logan, then so be it.
Dahlia glared at her son for not wanting to help his sister land the most eligible bachelor from Country C, but she patted her daughter’s hand reassuringly. “Don’t worry about your brother’s opinion. He has nothing in his mind except business and Emely.”
Emely blushed hearing Dahlia’s words and sneaked a glance at Hudson, only to see him frowning again, and her heart dropped to her stomach.
This always happened after she was discharged from the hospital, and she wondered what had happened. He never talked about their engagement anymore except when Dahlia or Polly brought it up.
But she saw the way he looked at Cherise. Had he fallen in love with her? It seemed she needed to make a move soon, or
she would lose him.
When Logan entered the room, Cherise and Katherine turned toward him at the same time, and the sneer and coldness on his face because of seeing the Amerys melted away, replaced by a gentleness.
“Logan,” Cherise stood up, and he strode toward her to k*ss her cheek. Cherise was now used to being held and k*ssed by Logan, just like Julian did to her. They were her brothers, after all.
“Do I not get a k*ss, too?” Katherine’s seductive voice rang out, and Cherise laughed as Logan stepped away from her and k*ssed Katherine’s cheek.
“Of course, you get one, too,” Logan said, still with that same gentle smile. Katherine looked at him with a teasing smile but k*ssed his cheek back.
They were best friends and always did that whenever they met, just like when men fist–bumped or yo.. each other manly hugs.
“Let me look at ‘True Love,” he said, and the two ladies sat back down on their seats as he examined the jewelry on the
table in front of them.
“Amazing, right?” Katherine asked with a smile.
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Cherise had finished examining the collection and was happy with the results. Everything was as she had wanted each piece to be–from the materials and colors to each delicate extra detail she had put on each piece of jewelry.
Logan nodded as he saw the intricate jewelry. Although he didn’t know much about jewelry, he was still amazed by the
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designs.
Most of them were made with some sort of black metal, which was different from the usual white, yellow, or rose gold. They were simple but eye–catching.
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The men’s collection was mostly adomed with black diamonds or other darker–colored diamonds and crystals, while the ladies had more colorful diamonds.
Cherise had really put her best for this couple’s collection, but when had she ever not? Her designs were always unique, that was why she was the number one jewelry designer in the world.
“What do you think?” Cherise asked Logan.
Logan took one of the rings from the men’s collection, slid it on his ring finger, which size fitted his finger perfectly, and showed them his hand.
“What do you think?” he asked the question back to her to make a point.
The ring looked so good on him–simple yet eye-catching because of its black color and the single dark sapphire placed in
the middle of it.
“Of course, it looks good on you,” Cherise laughed. Logan had one of those manly, long, slender fingers, and any rings would look good on them.
Katherine looked at Logan’s finger and suddenly had an idea. She took the lady’s ring – the matching one to the one Logan was wearing, slid it onto Cherise’s fingers and took their hands in hers.
While Logan’s ring had a simple dark sapphire embedded in it, Cherise’s had a pretty pink diamond on it. Their hands looked so good together–slender fingers, manly for Logan and feminine for Cherise.
“I think I know the perfect campaign for it,” Katherine said with twinkling eyes.
Logan and Cherise looked at each other and raised an eyebrow at their best friend.
“Both of you should be the model!” Katherine smiled alluringly at them both.
Logan and Cherise fell into silence and stared hard at Katherine as if she had grown another head.
Katherine laughed and turned to the manager. “Please give us a moment alone.”
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The manager, being commanded by Katherine Sterling, of course, did not object. He left the room d rinsed the door. quietly behind him.
“Please be serious, Katherine,” Cherise groaned at her idea.
“Listen to me first, okay?” Katherine said. “This is the first collaboration between Angelworld Jewelry and the Jennings Group. Many girls and women in Country C are madly in love with him. He’ll be the perfect model.”
“But what about Cherise?” Logan asked as the middle of his forehead creased into a frown. He knew Cherise didn’t want to be too known in the public eye for now.
“We can hide her face,” Katherine said. “We can ensure that every angle will not show her face. Even when you put the necklace around her face, we’ll take it from an angle where your face will be covering her face.”
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“Okayy…” Cherise said slowly. “But what about the rest? Like bracelets and rings?”
“Oh, we’ll just need your hands for it,” Katherine replied, dismissively waving her hand as if it would be an easy and great campaign “Logan will be the one whose face will pop up on the screen once in a while.”
“Do you want to do it, Cherise? For him, her comfort was the first and foremost.
“Will it work, though?” Cherise kind of doubted it. “Don’t you think we should just recruit professional models?”
“Oh, this will work, trust me,” Katherine’s eyes twinkled with that seductive mischievousness again, and both Logan and Cherise knew her next words would either make this a very successful campaign or the worst.
“Because…” Katherine deliberately paused. “You will be doing this as ‘Angel‘.”
Cherise’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets at the absurdity of it. She didn’t want anyone to know of her identity yet any of her identities.
“That’s why you will make her appearance mysterious?” Logan caught up on Katherine’s idea: “Only showing parts of her?”
“You got it right.” She nodded and crossed her long legs. “True Love featuring Angel x Logan Jennings. Simple, mystericus, high fashion, romantic, and S*xy all in one. It will blow up the jewelry industry and its customers.”
“What do you think about it, Cherise?” Logan asked. It didn’t matter to him that he would be a model as long as he could help her. And to be honest, he thought Katherine’s idea was great.
Cherise chewed her bottom lips. She also thought Katherine’s idea was great, but… At long last, she sighed. She should trust her best friends.
“As long as everyone involved signs an NDA so they wouldn’t leak out that I’m “Angel“,” she finally agreed.
“Great!” Katherine smiled, and her mind was already churning fast on ideas for making this campaign one of their best yet.
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“Wait,” Cherise said. “You said Logan is popular in Country C. So you must have another campaign in mind for Country B?”
Katherine laughed softly and winked at Cherise. “You know me so well, Cherise.”
“So wh
what about it?” Cherise was curious. She knew Katherine was a genius when thinking of campaigns for their or her own jewelry collections.
“I’m thinking…” she tapped her well–manicured index finger to her chin. “You will still be the main female star, but you will be wearing a mask, which will be more extravagant than the one for Country C.”
A mask? That she could do as long as her identity remained a secret, even on national television.
“And the male lead?” Logan asked.
“I think it’s time we bring another of our friends back,” Katherine smiled mysteriously, and Cherise had a bad feeling about
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“And who would that be?” Logan asked with a raised brow.
“The most famous actor and model as of now…” Katherine deliberately paused, and Cherise groaned inwardly at the thought, as she already had an idea of who that person was.
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“Tristan Hart?” Logan asked.
And this time, Cherise groaned out loud, making Logan and Katherine look at her.
“You don’t approve of him?” Katherine asked. For all she knew, Cherise and Tristan were quite close before she married
Hudson.
She didn’t know how they knew each other, but Tristan was kind of like a puppy around Cherise. They used him for their first campaign during their first collaboration with La Jewel, and she had no problem with it.
Cherise shook her head and said, “No. I’m fine with him. His popularity will boost our sales.”
She couldn’t possibly tell them that Tristan was actually ‘Ace‘, her subordinate as a hacker, and rejected the idea just
because of it.
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